Definitions

very

[ver-ee] / ˈvɛr i /

ADJECTIVE

real, exact

Synonyms

WEAK

actual appropriate authentic bare bona fide correct especial express genuine ideal identical indubitable mere model perfect plain precise pure right same selfsame sheer simple special sure-enough true undoubted unqualified unquestionable veritable very same

Antonyms

WEAK

inexact

ADVERB

much, really; to a high degree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely awfully certainly decidedly deeply eminently exceedingly excessively extraordinarily extremely greatly highly incredibly noticeably particularly pretty profoundly remarkably surprisingly terribly truly uncommonly unusually wonderfully

WEAK

acutely amply astonishingly considerably dearly emphatically exaggeratedly extensively indispensably largely notably positively powerfully pressingly prodigiously substantially superlatively surpassingly vastly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

commonly doubtfully dubiously indefinite little unremarkably usually

Example Sentences

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“I want to be very clear that this crisis is not over,” City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, who represents Boyle Heights, said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

These are very special circumstances and I do hope they don't happen again.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

US Vice President JD Vance said a "very good foundation" had been laid for negotiations towards a final deal and that Iran would allow UN nuclear inspectors to return to the country.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

“I think it’s very unlikely that Ghana’s legislation will trigger a similar response from Washington,” said Frühauf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

So getting involved is very much a family thing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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